Making Tracks

A documentary film about skiing and biathlon in the Bering School District of Alaska.The Bering Strait School District in Western Alaska is the only place in the United States where biathlon and cross country skiing have been a part of the school day for almost 40 years. In the late 1970′s, a time when village schools did not have television, telephones or gymnasiums, the Bering Straits School District hired John Miles, an educator from the East Coast, to head up a district-wide ski program.

My take

A quietly inspiring portrait of resilience in remote Alaska, where a visionary educator built a winter sports culture from scratch. This is the kind of documentary that restores your faith in what's possible when a community commits to something bigger than itself.

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